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Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Employment and Unemployment
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Grades K-2, 3-5
Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Economics and Enterprising Women
Teach both Women's History and foundational concepts via the lives of diverse, inspirational figures.
Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Opportunity Cost, Scarcity
Grades 9-12
Should I Join the Sweatshop Boycott?
In Lesson #8 of the "Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues" curriculum, students study primary sources to learn about the choices...
Key Concepts: Economic Development, Economic Growth
Grades 9-12
Do Businesses Have Social Responsibility?
In Lesson #6 of the Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues curriculum, students will participate in a simulation and discussion to...
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Profit
Grades 9-12
How Does Information and Ethics Impact Decision Making?
In Lesson #3 from the "Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues" curriculum, students will play the role of a medical professional...
Key Concepts: asymmetric information, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Incentives
Grades 9-12
Can You Conduct Research Ethically?
In Lesson #2 of the "Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues" curriculum, students learn about positive and normative economics and how...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Normative Economics, Positive Economics
Grades K-2
Vincent van Gogh's 'Flower Beds in Holland'
Students study a painting by van Gogh called "Flower Beds in Holland". The students recognize that this farmer made a...
Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scarcity
Grades 9-12
Is Efficiency Ethical?
In Lesson #5 of the Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues curriculum, students role-play to understand both the power and limits...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis, Scarcity
Grades K-2, 3-5
Buying a New T-Shirt - Costs and Benefits Drag'n'Drop
In this economics activity, you will learn about costs and benefits via drag and drop classification.
Key Concepts: Benefit, Costs
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Did You Get the Message?
Updated! In this economic lesson, students will view TV ads to learn advertising incentives and strategies.
Key Concepts: Advertising, Consumers, Incentives
Grades 9-12
Let's Talk Turkey: Inflation and the Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner
Use the cost of a typical Thanksgiving dinner to teach your students about inflation and the CPI.
Key Concepts: Consumer Price Index (CPI), Inflation
Grades K-2, 3-5
Toys for Me: A Lesson on Choice
Updated! In this elementary economics lesson, students will categorize and prioritize their wants to learn about scarcity and choice. Scarcity...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost, Scarcity…
Grades K-2, 3-5
No Extra Room on the Mayflower
The students will explore the ideas of scarcity and choices by exploring a virtual model of the Mayflower. They will...
Key Concepts: Choice, Scarcity
Content Partner
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Looping Around the World: A Game of International Trade
In this economics lesson, students will use looping cards to define and provide examples of the terms associated with international...
Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
Grades 9-12
Economic Misery and Presidential Elections
Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.
Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment, Fiscal Policy, GDP
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Voters and Elections
Updated with new data! Students identify costs associated with voting. Then they make predictions about who might be more likely...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
